Hair retainer



April 7, 1925.

E. O. JENSEN HAIR RETAINER Filed Nov. 18, 1924 m/Va ra ELI N O. (JENSEN.

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' ELIN 0. JENSEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAIR RETAINER.

Application filed November 18, 1924. Serial No. 750,567.

the hair on the head of a wearer to normally retain in proper positionfront locks of hair depending over the sides of the head of said wearer.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a new andimproved hair retainer for bobbed hair.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improvedhair retainer for bobbed hair that shall be adapted to normally retainin position the front side locks of hair, depending from the head of awearer.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a new andimproved device of the character set forth that shall be simpleand-economical in structure and easily applied and held in position.

I accomplish these and other objects by means of the improved devicedisclosed in the drawings forming a part of the present specificationwherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar partsthroughout the said specification and drawings, and in which Fig. 1 is aprofile view of a girl having bobbed hair and disclosing my inventionapplied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hair retainer removed from the head;and

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the device, disclosingthe structure thereof in greater detail.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate in generala preferably arcuate band which may be made of any suitablesemi-flexible material, such as celluloid, vulcanized rubber, tortoiseshell, metal or the like, or of any suitable material for themanufacture of hair ornaments.

The band 1 is arranged to fit around the back portion of the head of awearer and said band 1 is provided at approximately its central backportion and on the upper edge thereof with a toothed portion 2 saidtoothed portion 2 being bent inwardly from the arcuate band 1 and alsodownwardly in order that there shall be a slight spaced re lationbetween said toothed portion 2 and the arcuate band 1, the purpose ofwhich will hereinafter be more fully set forth.

The front or free ends of the arcuate band 1' are bent inwardly inrespect to said arcuate band land in parallel relation therewith andalso upwardly in respect to said band 1, in order to form loops 3 ar--ranged to engage and normally retain in normal position the front sidelocks of hair 1 when the wearer shall, for any purpose, incline the headforward to any degree, in order that the face of said wearer shall bekept free from the annoyance of said locks of hair 4 and also for thefurther purpose of keeping the hair in order and in a neat condition. 1

The loops 3 have their ends slightly raised above the adjacent portionsof the band 1 for two purposes, first, so that the locks of hair 1 maybe more easily and conveniently engaged by said loops 3 and secondly,to' provide a more open loop in order that the hair may not be tightlyengaged to indicate the presence of a retaining device. In other words,to permit the hair to lie in a more natural' manner and yet beeffectively restrained under normal conditions.

For the same reason and purpose the toothed portion 2 of the band 1 isarranged in spaced relation to the back of the band 1. The said toothedportion 2 is provided to engage thehair at the back of the head of thewearer and as theband 1 is spaced away from said toothed portion 2 saidband 1 will not be tightly depressed into the hair to indicate arestraining device and at the same time the rear portion of said band 1will be supported and normally held in position by the toothedportion'2.

It is obvious that the band may be provided with any type or style ofornamentation without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters E atent is- 1. A hair retainer comprising an arcuateband arranged to fit around the back of the head of a wearer and havingteeth formed integral therewith to engage the hair at the back of saidhead to normally retain said band in operative position, the front endsof said band being bent back inwardly with respect to said band to formloops arranged to engage and retain in position the front side locks ofhair depending froin the head of said wearer. V

2; A hair retainer comprising an arciiate band arranged to fitaroundt-he hack of the head of a wearer and having a toothed portionformed integral withthe top edge of said hand and then bent inwardly anddownwardly inside of said band to engage the hair at the bad: of thehead to normally retain said band in operative position, the front endsof said band having inwardly turned loops formed therein to engage anditetainwin position front side locks of hair depending from the head ofsaid wearer.

3, A hair retainer comprising an arcuate band arranged to fitaround thehack of the head of a wearer and having a toothed portion formedintegrally with the upper edge ofsaid band at the hack center thereof,said toothed portion being hent downwardly and ini iardly' inside ofsaid band 'to form de pending teeth toengage the hair at the back of thehead to nori'iially retain said band in operative position, the frontends of said hand bein e bent inwardly; hac kwardly and upwardly toformloops to engage and retain in position front looks vof hairdepending overthe side of the head of said wearer.

in witness whereof i hereunto set my signature.

ELIFN o. JENSEN.

